Apostasy (Irtidad)

Apostasy is the formal disaffiliation from, or abandonment or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader context of embracing an opinion contrary to one's previous beliefs. One who undertakes apostasy is known as an apostate.

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Problems Teenagers Face When Growing Up And Why Are Some Abandoning Religion

Zaid Alsalami

Islam and Apostasy - Modern Muslim Issues 4/10

Sayed MohammedHassan Alsheraa

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Is it true that during the Apostasy wars certain apostates were put to death by fire, because in the past I read a Hadith where the Prophet (S) forbade the Sahabas from using fire as a means of death? Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi	As a Shia convert, is talking to Sufis considered breaking the third Shahadah? Will it lead to apostasy from Shia Islam? Can I still identify as Shia if I had contacts with Sufi orders? Amina Inloes
If we doubt that someone has become an apostate or maybe even a disbeliever, based on hearsay, can we pray for forgiveness for them in the night prayer? Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi	Can one take the law into their own hands and punish apostates or blasphemers? Seyed Ali Shobayri